Grande Arche is a building designed by Paul Andreu. It is a monument in France, and it is to the west of Paris. It is also commonly known as the Arche de la Défense. The building was not originally designed by Paul Andreu, as it initially belonged to the president, an architect by the name of Johann Otto von Spreckelsen and a Danish engineer Erik Reitzel. It is a very interesting looking building because it is hollow in the middle, and because of that it does not reflect the traditional idea of a building. An Interesting fact about the building is that is was built so that it would share an axis with two of the tallest buildings in Paris, which are the Eiffel Tower and Tour Montparnasse. This is a good building to visit as a tourist of France because the roof is a great place to capture a total and breathtaking view of the city.